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#EC9DB2 — Light Pink

#EC9DB2 is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #EC9DB2 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#EC9DB2 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9CECD7; it also sits naturally between #EC9CDA and #ECAF9C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EC9DB2 · RGB 236, 157, 178

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Color values

HEX#EC9DB2
RGB236, 157, 178
HSL344°, 68%, 77%
HSV344°, 33%, 93%
CMYK0%, 33%, 25%, 7%
XYZ54.68, 45.16, 47.95
Yxy45.16, 0.3700, 0.3056
CIE-Lab73.00, 32.25, 1.28
Hunter Lab67.20, 31.73, 1.12

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 62% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 25% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #EC9DB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EC9DB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EC9DB2

.text { color: #EC9DB2; }
.background { background-color: #EC9DB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC9DB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 157, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(344, 68%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC9DB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 157, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC9DB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 157, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EC9DB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC9DB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EC9DB2

#E77E9A#E05C7F#DA3E68#CE2754#B02147#8D1B39#6F152D#511021#2F0913#110307

Tints of #EC9DB2

#EEA5B8#EFAEBF#F1B6C6#F3BFCD#F4C7D3#F5CCD7#F7D4DD#F8DDE4#FAE5EB#FCEEF2

Tones of #EC9DB2

#E6A2B4#E1A8B7#DBADBA#D5B3BC#CFB9BF#CABEC2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9CECD7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.09:1 Fails
Against black text10.03:1 AAA

Best text color on #EC9DB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EC9DB2

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EC9DB2: ·

How #EC9DB2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #CAC9ADDeuteranopia · #CED4ACTritanopia · #E8A9A8

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EC9DB2 rather than the exact color:

Smoky Zephyr
#224BA5 · #7639D6 · #DF65D5 · #EBA0B0
Amber Ruby Garden
#F09EAE · #E74666 · #A31A35 · #3E0914
Royal Garden
#EA9FB8 · #EA85A8 · #DB2463 · #8B183F
Palette F29aae
#F29AAE · #C47BE4 · #7132CA · #301CA0
Dusty Ruby Harbor
#24B89E · #7BE5BF · #D83C57 · #E6A2B1
Palette F3f2da
#F3F2DA · #4E8D7C · #045762 · #EA97AD

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#EBA0B0#F09EAE#EA9FB8#F29AAE#E6A2B1#EA97AD#F39EB6#EDA4B7#E9A1BA#E6A4B4#E39EB5#EA9ABB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EC9DB1  ·  #EC9DB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EC9DB2?

#EC9DB2 is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 157, 178). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EC9DB2?

#EC9DB2 is RGB 236, 157, 178 — HSL 344°, 68%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 33%, 25%, 7%.

What colors go with #EC9DB2?

Its complement is #9CECD7; analogous partners are #EC9CDA and #ECAF9C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EC9DB2 for text?

Black text on #EC9DB2 has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.09:1.